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Miles Tredinnick, also known as Riff Regan, (born Warrington 18 February 1955) is a rock musician, songwriter and a stage and screenwriter. In the 1970s, he was the lead singer with the British rock band London.〔Spicer, Al, (2006) ''The Rough Guide to Punk'', Rough Guides Ltd, ISBN 978-1-84353-473-0, p. 155〕 Afterwards he went on to write comedy plays for the stage. He has also written scripts for Frankie Howerd, including the television special ''Superfrank!'' and the stage comedy ''Up Pompeii!'' ==Rock musician== In 1976, with drummer Jon Moss, guitarist Dave Wight (real name Colin Wight) and bassist Steve Voice, Tredinnick formed the punk band London.〔Rimmer, Dave (1985) ''Like Punk Never Happened'', Faber and Faber, ISBN 978-0-571-13739-8, p. 40-42〕 He was the lead singer Riff Regan. The band came to the notice of Danny Morgan who was a talent scout for ex-Yardbirds and ex-Marc Bolan manager Simon Napier-Bell.〔Napier-Bell, Simon (2001) ''Black Vinyl White Powder'', Ebury Press, ISBN 978-0-09-186992-2, p. 163〕 He secured them a record deal with MCA Records and a nationwide tour supporting The Stranglers. Their singles "Everyone’s A Winner", "Summer Of Love"/"Friday On My Mind" and "Animal Games" and their one and only album ''Animal Games'' were all produced by Napier-Bell at the IBC Studios in London. Their recording of "Friday On My Mind" was made in the same studio that The Easybeats had made the original. Although London had a popular live stage act, ticket sales never transformed into record sales. This was despite flamboyant film director Mike Mansfield directing the video for "Everyone's A Winner". The highest UK chart position they reached was 52 for their EP ''Summer Of Love''. Jon Moss was particularly impatient to have chart success and following a nationwide tour the band decided to call it a day. They broke up after a farewell gig at the Marquee Club in Wardour Street. Jon Moss joined The Damned and later formed Culture Club with Boy George; Colin Wight became a Professor in International Politics; Steve Voice formed The Original Vampires; Simon Napier-Bell went on to manage George Michael and Wham!. Tredinnick, as Riff Regan, released four more singles on MCA Records; "All The Nice Boys And Girls In The World" (produced by Napier-Bell), "Japanese Girls" (produced by Andy Miller), "You Call Me Lucky" and "The Only One" (both produced by Liam Sternberg) before recording "Hard Hearts Don’t Cry" (produced by Andy Miller) on Epic Records in 1981. In August 2015 his first solo album ''Milestones'' was released on Beach Café Records. In 1997, Captain Oi! Records released a best of London CD called ''London The Punk Rock Collection''. It contains all the band's MCA recordings. Tredinnick also co-wrote the song "Hottest Woman In Town" with Andy Miller in 1982. Recorded at London’s Trident Studios by ex-Ozzy Osbourne and Ian Gillan lead guitarist Bernie Torme, it was released as a single and featured on the "Metal Killers" album. In 2007 he reformed London with original bass player Steve Voice and new guitarist Hugh O'Donnell and new drummer Colin Watterston. The band played their first London gig in over 30 years at the 12 Bar Club in Soho, London on Saturday 23 February 2008. They are still performing in 2015. ''Reboot'', their first studio album in 34 years, was released in February 2012. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Miles Tredinnick」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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